Stefan Strand

Hello there!
I'm a musician / producer / composer within electronic genres. I'm also a web developer working in southern Sweden. This is the place where I show my work to the world. Send me a note if there's anything you'd like to ask me about!- Stefan

My third album, being the second one I release on Spotted Peccary, Autumn Continent is exploring vast landscapes and oceans deep below the frozen surface. Most tracks on this album were composed during autumn and early winter in northern Europe and could be seen as a reflection of these magic seasons.

Where to get this CD:

If you'd like, it's possible to order this CD directly from me! All orders are taken from my ambient web site, at www.betweeninterval.com. The CD sleeve can be signed upon request.

If you prefer the usual shops, Secret Observatory is also available in many other places, for example:

Reviews & comments

A timeless new release from an outstanding, fresh Swedish talent, Autumn Continent is a superbly crafted blend of ambient and electronic downtempo environments. Provocative but not intimidating, subterranean explorations are balanced with a sense of light from an otherworldly perspective. Between Interval has created an organic atmosphere that is accessible and thoughtful without the clichés of modern electronic music.

I can say without hesitation that Autumn Continent is another great ambient album from Between Interval that is ideal for immersing and losing oneself in. If the strangely inviting landscapes of Scandinavia in the dark months generated a sonic aura, I could imagine it would sound something like this.

His brilliant use of rhythmic passages add another dimension to his already impressive style, leaving him once again a cut above the rest, and offering hours of satisfying listening in a far off and deep yet earthy space.

The title Autumn Continent fits this CD like a glove since the overall morose and somber atmosphere of the music (especially the drones) paints with the appropriate colors for the season when one's thoughts turn inward and the world goes to sleep. Solidly recommended.

'Early Life Remainings' sees a percussive pattern slowly roll in with accompanying twinkling synthesiser cycles - this delicate track ends with a beautiful wind down into pensive lightness. A number of pieces tend to rise and fall in ponderous waves and swells of intensity and colour - sometimes sombre and atmospheric, at times wistful and weighted with nostalgia - an autumnal sense of loss, hints of early frost.